Advertising means



Patented @et 19, 1926.

.tilt-lill PASTEL,

ROBERT ERSKINE STEWART, 0F OTTATA, N'IARIO, CANADA, .ASSGNOR TO THE E. B.

EDDY COMPANY IMITEID, 0F HULL, CANADA.

,ADVERTISING MEANS.

Application {.l'ed March- 24, 1925.

This invention relates to improve-ments in advertising means, and the objects of the invention are to provide novel and simple means for displaying paper bags adapted to be suspended in any convenient position.

Further objects are to provide an advertising device adapted to contain a number of the articles to be displayed in collapsed and extended form.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as described in the present specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings forming part of the same.

Referring now to the drawings, in which like charac-ters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device with top cover broken away showingthe contents in collapsed position;

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in section of the device in closed or collapsed position showing the means for fastening the covers or flaps;

Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 showing the bags between the flaps partly extended and one bag fully extended, the remainder being in collapsed position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A designates the device as a whole comprising two sections and 11 adapted to form a hinging point therebetween. rihe cover section 11 is adapted to engage with the turned up end 18 of the lower end of the carrier section 10 and is provided with a fastening cord 14 adapted to extend through openings 15 in the holder section of the turned up end 13 thereof. lThe other end f of the cord is secured on said cover section.

Within the carrier section and as illustrated are mounted a plurality of collapsible paper bags 17 arranged in sizes varying from the size of the bag 18, forming the base and substantially equal in size to the carrier section 10, to the smallest bag 19. The bottom of the lowest bag 18 is adhesively connected to the section 10 on one side, the next bag being adhesively partially connected to the side of it and so on, so that in collapsed or folded position the series of bags will lie snugly folded on top of one another when the cover section ll can be brought over and secured Serial No. 18,002.

thereon, as already described, by the fastening' means at the bottom thereof.

When it is required to display the bags 1t is only necessary to pull them out concertina-lilre with one hand, holding the folded sections 10 and 11 in the other hand, or, the cover section having been folded back on the carrier section, the device can be left fiat on a table and the bags pulled out and collapsed at will.

lf desired, advertising matter can also be printed' on the bags or otherwise associated with them, or the device may be used as a means for displaying samples of different sizes and qualities of paper bags..

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specifi cation and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Receptacle display means comprising a series of foldable and expansible paper receptacles of varying size arranged one upon the other in face to face relation with the mouth portions of the receptacles contained in the same plane to facilitate individual expansion of the receptacles, the contacting sides of said receptacles being united for mutual support and to enable all of said receptacles to be expanded and collapsed in unison.

2. A device of the character described consisting of a plurality of foldable and eX- pansible paper receptacles of varying size arranged one upon the other in face to face relation with the contacting faces of said receptacles united to enable all of said receptacles to be expanded and collapsed in unison for display purposes by manuallyI expanding and collapsing an end receptacle of the series.

3. A paper receptacle display device of the character described comprising a plurality of foldable and eXpansible receptacles arranged to lie flatly one upon the other in face to face relation with the mouth portions of the various receptacles contained in the same plane, the contacting sides of said receptacles being united to enable all of said aal-4 receptacles to be expanded or collapsed in unison by manually expanding and collapsing an end receptacle of the series.

4. Receptacle display means comprising a series of foldable and expansible paper receptacles of varying size arranged to lie flat against one another in progressive order with respect to size so that the largest and the smallest receptacles constitute the end receptacles of the series thus provided, said receptacles being arranged in face to fa ce relation with the mouth portions of the receptacles contained in the same plane and the side and bottom edges of each receptacle stepped inwardly with respect to corresponding edges of the contacting larger receptacle, the contacting faces of said receptacles being united to enable said receptacles to be expanded and collapsed in unison by manually expanding and collapsing an end receptacle of the series.

5. Display means as recited in claim l including a cover for said series of receptacles comprising a base portion united to the outer side of the largest receptacle and projecting beyond the edges of said receptacle and a flap portion hingedly united to one end oit the base portion and provided at its free end with means for fastening the same to the other end of the base portion, said flap and base portions being adapted to enclose the receptacles therebetween in the closed position of the flap.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ROBERT E. STEWART. 

